Fence-post



H. BUCK. FENCE POST.

(No Model.)

Patented Dec. 14, 1897.

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HENRY BUCK, OF NORTH MANCHESTER, INDIANA.

FENCE-Peer.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 595,600, dated December 14, 1897.

Application filed $eptember 20, 1897. Serial No. 652,278. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HENRY BUCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Manchester, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I do declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wire fences, and more particularly to posts and stays therefor; and its novelty and many advantages will be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in conjunction with the annexeddrawings, in which Figure 1 is a View of a portion of a fence embodying my invention, the post being shown in vertical section and the other parts in elevation. Fig. 2 is a perspective View, Figs. 3 and 4 are sections taken in the planes indicated by the lines y y and w 20, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail section taken in the plane indicated by the line a; 00 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of a portion of a runner-wire and the upper portion of a stay.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates runner-wires, the upper and lower ones of which may be and preferably are barbed, as shown.

B indicates a post, and 0 indicates stays. D indicates the base of the post B, which is designed to be sunk in the ground,'as shown,

metal, and is provided in its lower end with pose presently described.

diametrically opposite notches b and in its upper end with similar notches c, for a pur- The said upper section E is also provided at intervals in its length with diametrically opposite apertures d, the purpose of which is to receive the intermediate plain runner-wires of the fence,

as shown in Fig. 1.

In buildingafence embodying myimproved post'the base D, aft-er being placed in a loopshaped strap F, is sunk in the ground and the intermediate plain runner-wires are passed through the apertures d of the metallic postsection. Said plain runner-wires, together with the upper and lower barbed wires, are then stretched by any suitable means, and when they are sufficiently taut the lower barbed wire is placed in the notches b of the metallic section E and the upper barbed wire is placed in the upper notches c of said section. This done, the lower end of the section E is placed over the strap F and base D, and is connected thereto by a bolt G, which exten'ds through the section E, the strap F, and the kerf a ,of base D, and is disposedbelow the lower barbed wire, as best shown in Fig. 1. In this way it will be observed that the upper metallic section E is securely connected to the base D, and at the same time the lower barbed runner-wire is secured in position and is supported by the base D, so as to prevent it from sagging. After the upper barbed wire is placed in the notches c of the post-section E a plug 6 is placed and secured by a bolt f in the upper end of said section, so as to enhance the appearance of the post and at the same time exclude moisture from the interior thereof.

In Figs. 1, 5, and 6 is shown the stay 0, embodied in myimproved fence. This stay comprises two semicircular sections I J, which are of concavo-convex shape in cross-section and are by preference formed of sheet metal. The sections I J are provided with notches f in their edges at corresponding intervals in their length and are otherwise similar in construction, with the exception that the section J is slightly smaller than the section I, so as to enable its edges to take within the section I or between the edges of the same, as shown in Fig. 5. In' virtue of the fact that when formed of sheet metal the sections I J possess resiliency it will be seen that the said sections will be held together by frictional contact throughout their length, and consequently it will only be necessary to provide connecting devices at the upper and lower ends of the stay. The said sections of the stay are preferably connected at their upper and lower ends by suitable tie-wires g,

' I W I as shown. This construction of stay is highly advantageous, for by reason of the sections I J being connected at their upper and lower ends only the stay may be quickly and easily applied to a fence of many runners, it being obvious that, when desired, the stay may be made of such a length as to extend from the bottom runner to the top runner of a fence.

In addition to connecting the baked clay or terra-cotta base D and the upper metallic section E the metallic strap F serves to ground the electric current when the fence is struck by lightning and thus prevents the current from breaking the base, which is a non-conductor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A fence-post comprising a base having a diametrical kerf in its upper end, a U-shaped strap receiving said base, a hollow metallic section having its lower end arranged over the base and strap, and a bolt extending through the metallic section and the ends of the strap and resting in the kerf of the base, substantially as specified.

2. In a fence, the combination of a lower barbed wire and upper plain wires, and a post comprising a base sunk in the ground and having a kerf in its upper end, a U-shaped strap receiving the base and having its ends ext-ended above the same, an upper metallic sectionhavingits lowerend arranged over the base and strap and provided with notches receiving the lower barbed wire, and apertures at intermediate points of its length receiving the plain wires, and a bolt extending through said section and the end portions of the strap and arranged in the kerf of the base, substantially as specified.

3. In a fence, the combination of upper and lower barbed runner-wires and intermediate plain runner-wires, and a post comprising a base sunk in the ground and having a kerf in its upper end, a U-shapcd strap receiving the base and having its ends extended above the same, an upper, hollow metallic section having its lower end arranged over the base and strap and provided with notches receiving the lower barbed wire, and apertures at intervals in its length receiving the plain wires and also provided with notches in its upper end receiving the upper barbed Wire, a bolt extending through said section and the end portions of the strap and arranged in the kerf of the base, and a plug arranged and secured in the upper end of the metallic section, substantially as specified. I

4. In a fence, the fence-post comprising a base sunk in the ground, a U-shaped strap receiving said base, a hollow metallic section arranged over the base and having apertures at intervals in its length, and a bolt extending through the metallic section and the ends of the strap, the runner-wires extending through the apertures of the metallic section of the post, and a stay comprising the upright, sheetmetal sections 1, J, of concavo-convex form in cross-section having notches in their edges at intervals in their length receiving the runnerwires; the said section J, being smaller than the section I, and having its edges arranged in said section I, or between the edges thereof, and a suitable means for connecting the upper and lower ends of the sections, substan tially as specified.

5. In a fence, a post comprising a terra-cotta or baked-clay base buried in the ground, a hollow metallic section having its lower end arranged over the upper end of the base and also having apertures at intervals in its length, runner-wires extending through the apertures of said section, and a U-shaped metallic strap receiving the base and connected to the upper metallic section and servingto connect the base and upper section and also adapted to ground the electric current when the fence is struck by lightning and thereby prevent breakage of the base, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY BUCK.

Witnesses:

THOMSON ARNOLD, JOHN ISENBARGER. 

